LOSOS: Lizards with longer legs usually survive better than lizards with shorter legs. And that was - just a fraction of a millimeter of leg length could make a difference between life and death. And ...
Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species ...
Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to ...
Now, the results of their work suggest that limb loss is common among lizards—and that these “ three-legged pirates ” can run ...
Researchers have found a troubling link between tourism and the survival of Earth's largest lizard, according to Tempo.
These spiny creatures eat a diet of insects, especially termites, and scorpions; however if they are surprised by a predator ...
Mimic glass lizards have been steadily declining and are at imminent risk of extinction, experts have warned. Their already small and isolated populations are threatened by habitat destruction and ...
All but four of New Zealand’s 120 lizard species are threatened or at risk. But little consideration is given to lizards during most land development projects.
New research has revealed how more upright limb postures helped ancient reptiles overcome the biomechanical constraints of ...
New Zealand's land animals are not well protected when land is developed for new uses. Recent and proposed policy changes risk putting many species at further risk, and native lizards are particularly ...